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Several national governments and two international organizations have created lists of organizations that they designate as terrorist. [1] The following list of designated terrorist groups lists groups designated as terrorist by current and former national governments, and inter-governmental organizations. Such designations have often had a ...
Islamic extremism refers to extremist beliefs, behaviors and ideologies adhered to by some Muslims within Islam. The term 'Islamic extremism' is contentious, encompassing a spectrum of definitions, ranging from academic interpretations of Islamic supremacy to the notion that all ideologies other than Islam have failed and are inferior.
From 1979 to April 2024, five Islamic extremist groups – the Taliban, Islamic State, Boko Haram, Al Shabaab, and al-Qaeda – were responsible for more than 80% of all victims of Islamist terrorist attacks. [10] [11] [12] In some of the worst-affected Muslim-majority regions, these terrorists have been met by armed, independent resistance ...
Since 2007, over 50 U.S. citizens and permanent residents have been arrested or charged in connection with attempts to join Islamic terrorist organizations abroad, including al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Shabaab. [14] In 2013 alone, 9 Americans are known to have joined or attempted to join foreign terrorist organizations. [14]
According to Fondapol, a French think tank, between 1979 and May 2021, at least 48,035 Islamist terrorist attacks took place worldwide, causing the deaths of at least 210,138 people. During this period, each Islamist attack resulted in the death of about 4.4 persons on average. The most common type of weapon used are explosives (43.9%).
The Islamic Republic has also maintained its hold on power in Iran in spite of US economic sanctions, and has created or assisted like-minded Shia terrorist groups in Iraq [281] [282] and Lebanon [283] (two Muslim countries that also have a large percentage of Shiites).
I. Imam Shamil Battalion; Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia; Islamic Djamaat of Dagestan; Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade
A. Omar Abdel-Rahman; Abdelmalek Gouri; Abdul Qader al-Najdi; Abdul Rahman Ghaleb; Abdullah al-Tasnim; Abdulrahman Fattahi; Abou Yehiya; Shaker al-Absi; Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi